COP28 marks a pivotal point in the global response to the climate crisis, where countries will have the first opportunity to review and take stock of the Paris Agreement through the Global Stocktake (GST). This presents an opportunity to accelerate climate…
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A collection of papers solicited to stimulate debate about key issues concerning the future direction of peacemaking and peacekeeping, reflecting discussions which took place at a special symposium jointly sponsored by IPA and The Government of Austria in March 1995.For more on this book by Rowman ad Littlefield, please click here.
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Using El Salvador as an example of the UN’s recent multidimensional peacekeeping operations, Johnstone explores the delicate balance between the potentially conflicting goals of peace and justice.Johnstone challenges the view that these twin goals are incompatible, attributing the relative (though still incomplete) success of the Salvadoran peace process to the mutually reinforcing relationship between them. […]
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Challenging views that have gained currency since the end of the Cold War, this study examines the history of the United Nations since 1945, its various roles in international relations and its approaches to peace-keeping and the use of force.The authors provide a basis for courses and debates on the UN. Appraising the organisation’s past […]
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Security Council Resolution 687, the Gulf War “cease-fire resolution” is in many respects a milestone with regard to the UN’s evolving role in the maintenance of international peace and security.Unprecedented in terms of the extensive obligations it imposes on Iraq, as well as the institutions established to face it, it raises issues the UN is […]
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This publication follows the tortuous course of events throughout the Congo during the four turbulent years following its independence in 1960, and presents a vivid portrayal of the leading participants in the Congo imbroglio.Indar Jit Rikhye was appointed Military Adviser for the Congo Operations to the UN Secretary-General in July 1960, and held that post […]
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